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Lockdown collaboration project to be permanent part of oral history collection for Auckland Council Libraries
A collaboration project between Auckland Libraries and Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage launches a five-part podcast series today to commemorate one year since the level four lockdown.
Beloved library getting an upgrade
East Coast Bays Library is one of the busiest across Tāmaki Makaurau, and all the foot traffic has meant the library is now in need of maintenance so it can keep serving the community well.
Library hours align with public demand this Christmas
During this Christmas and New Year break, 54 of our 55 Auckland libraries will close for four extra days responding to data showing that Aucklanders visit libraries less frequently during this period.
Libraries help get summer sorted with ‘Top 100’ books
Auckland’s 55 libraries have curated their Top 100 list of titles – in ten categories - ready for summer 2021.
10 millionth eBook makes history
Aucklander Sarid Olvera Anzures downloaded an eBook on her phone in August, unaware she had just borrowed the 10 millionth OverDrive eBook from Auckland Council Libraries.
Gone fishing with a reel 3D-printed at Te Manawa library
For just the cost of materials, Aucklanders can make use of 3D printers at eight Auckland Council Libraries across the region.
'Food for Thought' exhibition tempts Auckland's tastebuds
Take your tastebuds along to Food for Thought at the Central City Library and prepare to leave feeling hungry.
Wrap-around services in uncertain times
Auckland Council Libraries are responding to emerging community needs as the city moves to recover from the impacts of COVID-19.
Libraries help demystify election process
Auckland Council Libraries has recently launched the ‘Your Vote Counts’ programme, designed to support Aucklanders in the lead-up to the 2020 General Election.
EBook readers look on the bright side during lockdown
Auckland Council Libraries record 140,000 e-issues in latest Alert Level 3.
Auckland libraries 'call to check'
Redeployed librarians make welfare calls to vulnerable residents as part of Auckland Emergency Management’s COVID-19 response.
eBooks flying from Auckland library in record numbers
Aucklanders are borrowing eBooks at unprecedented rates, as a free and easy way to keep people and families entertained at home.
Te Manawa community facility wins architecture award
Te Manawa Westgate Library and Multi-Purpose Facility has been named as a winner in the public architecture category at this year’s Auckland Architecture Awards.
Call for submissions for ‘COVID-19 - A Snapshot in Time Archive’
Be a part of history and submit your writing, photographs, drawings, videos and sounds from lockdown.
Libraries reach out to support kaumātua Māori
During lockdown, a group of Māori specialist staff from Auckland Council Libraries identified an opportunity to establish a service to engage with kaumātua Māori in these unprecedented times.
Aucklanders flock back to libraries to borrow over half a million items
Since re-opening, customers eager to refresh their reading material after lockdown have kept library staff busy restocking shelves.
